Federal legislative process

Federal legislative process

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Federal legislative process

Federal legislative process

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Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Jared Byrnes

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Imagine you are a member of Congress and you want to introduce a new tax bill. Where must you initially introduce this bill?

President's office

Either chamber of Congress

House of Representatives

Senate

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is necessary for a bill to become law after being discussed in the Senate?

2/3 majority

60 out of 100 votes

Simple majority

Unanimous decision

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens if the President vetoes a bill regarding environmental protection?

It is discarded

It goes back to the chamber it originated from for a possible override

It is automatically passed to the Supreme Court

It becomes law immediately

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Imagine a new healthcare bill is being proposed in the House of Representatives. What is the role of the Rules Committee in this context?

To vote on the final passage of the healthcare bill

To introduce the healthcare bill

To decide when and how the healthcare bill is debated on the floor

To draft the healthcare bill

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the event that the President of the United States vetoes a bill, what majority in Congress is required to override this veto?

Simple majority

60 out of 100 votes

3/4 majority

2/3 majority

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Imagine the President receives a bill regarding environmental protection. If the President does nothing with this bill for 10 days while Congress is in session, what happens?

The bill is returned to Congress

The bill becomes law

The bill is vetoed

The bill is automatically discarded

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Imagine the President receives a bill proposing new environmental regulations. What happens if the President neither signs nor vetoes the bill, and Congress adjourns within 10 days?

The President vetoes the bill without notifying Congress

The President loses the bill

The bill does not become law because the President did nothing and Congress was not in session

The President signs the bill into law

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